I read Calico Thunder Rides Again as part of the Book Bloggers’ Book of the Year Award 2020 panel. It was a finalist and beat nearly a hundred other books submitted as part of the contest. Congratulations to the author for making it into the top ten of a great selection of books. Circus-themed stories Read More
Book Tour: Calico Thunder Rides Again by T. A. Hernandez
6 Fantasy Romances To Check Out This Valentine’s Day
It’s nearly the middle of February which means Valentine’s Day is coming up. Whether you love or hate the day, or don’t celebrate at all, it’s hard to escape. But in case you need some escapism or just a good romance story, here are five fantasy romances that came out since the beginning of the Read More
Book Tour: Ever Alice by H. J. Ramsay
Today’s book tour is a special one. It’s the first on my BBNYA book tours! Ever Alice by H. J. Ramsay ended in the tenth place of the 2020 awards, but the committee shared that all of the finalists were incredibly close to together. I think all of the finalists are winners because the quality Read More
Book Blogger Novel of the Year 2021
Last year, just before the holidays, the winners of the first annual Book Blogger Novel of the Year Award were announced. Now, the signups for this year are opening up, and I wanted to talk a bit about my experience on last year’s panel. For Panelists I knew when I first heard about BBNYA, I Read More
Review: The Citadel of Weeping Pearls by Aliette de Bodard
The Citadel of Weeping Pearls is the first book in the xuya universe written by Aliette de Bodard, and it’s available in the Kobo Plus program. I’ve read her other xuya book, The Tea Master and the Detective, before and loved it. This one was nothing like I expected though. In a good way. De Read More
On My Mind: Finding Your Focus
At the end of last year, I decided I need to be more focused if I want to get all the things done this year. I have dreams, ambitions, big goals, smaller goals, and wishes I hope one day will come true. But nothing is getting done if you don’t plan for it. That’s been Read More
On My Mind: Plots & Subplots
If you check out a trailer of a new movie or the blurb of a book, you’ll often see a focus on one part of the story, the main plot. The events the main character witnesses. But this is not all you’ll see when you watch the movie. Often you’ll also see what’s happening with Read More
Review: Seven Devils by Laura Lam & Elizabeth May
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an ARC of Seven Devils. Below is my honest opinion about the book. When Laura Lam announced she was collaborating with Elizabeth May to write a book about kick-ass women fighting against the establishment, I knew I had to read it. I’d only read Pantomime by Laura Lam Read More
Reading Challenge 2021
2020 was supposed to be the year of the chonk, but 2020 had different plans. While I did read a record number of books (100+?!), it wasn’t really a chonky year. So I want to take on the challenge again. I don’t mind the slimmer books I read last year. Heck, it was a year Read More
Best Reads of 2020
This has been a strange year. I started out with a reading goal of thirty books. I ended up reading 103 books! The most I’ve ever read in a year. Yes, I’m including comics and manga too. But still, it’s a lot. Over 20k pages. And I’m not even counting the reading my own books Read More